Today,
was a wonderful daylong adventure experiencing the Amazon River up close and
personal. Cathy, myself and our friend Sarah Coles joined us as a fill in for
Ann. We left the pier and crossed the river to swim with the pink dolphins.
After this, we traveled 20 kilometers to the Meeting of the Waters...Our ride
was on the Amazon’s Negro and Solimões rivers...the driver traveled until the
right spot where the two rivers meet and run together side by side without
mixing for several miles. From here, we started our trip down the Amazon
tributaries through the jungle spotting wildlife and the large collection of
Victoria Regia water lilies, the leaves of which can measure up to six feet
across. Along the way, we stopped to go fishing for Pirarucu at a floating
community...Pirarucu are South America’ s largest fresh water fish. Our next
stop was to visit the Indigenous community...we were greeted by the chief and
some members of the tribe presented a ritual, traditional dances and
demonstrated a little of their culture. Sarah was able to experience a bucket
list item, holding a sloth and I held the caiman, a mix between an alligator and
crocodile and a boa constrictor while Cathy took the photos. We had a delicious
lunch on a floating restaurant serving local Amazon Brazilian cuisine. Behind the restaurant we walked on a
suspended trail into the jungle to see the flora and fauna. The next adventure
was fishing for piranhas, unfortunately we had no luck but Aldinei our guide
did catch one for us to see its razor-sharp teeth. The rest of the afternoon we
spent meandering along the Amazon taking time to appreciate the sights and
sounds. We had a very enjoyable day with a very experienced and extremely
Amazon guide Aldinei and driver Estrella.
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